On May 27, 1647, the first recorded execution of a "witch...

On May 27, 1647, the first recorded execution of a "witch" occurred when Achsah Young was hanged in Massachusetts.

In 1837 Wild Bill Hickok was born in Troy Grove, Ill.

In 1923 Henry Kissinger, who would become U.S. secretary of state, was born in Fuerth, Germany.

In 1936 the British luxury liner Queen Mary began its maiden voyage across the Atlantic.

In 1964 Jawaharlal Nehru, who had been the first prime minister of independent India, died in New Delhi.

In 1970 it was reported that scientists had dated a highly radioactive rock from the Moon to the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago.

In 1985 Kentucky Derby winner Spend A Buck won the Jersey Derby and collected $2.6 million, the richest paycheck in horseracing. In 1992 Tony Accardo, reputed leader of the Chicago crime syndicate, died at age 86.